ABC Everyday ABC Everyday/ By Grace Jennings-Edquist and Matthew Garrow In its traditional form, the art of kintsugi takes more than a month -- but the modern version taught by Yoko Nakazawa takes less than 30 minutes. ( Share Print text only Cancel Dropped your favourite mug or bowl? You don't have to throw the whole thing out. Using the Japanese art of kintsugi, you can upcycle broken pottery — producing a one-of-a-kind item that's even more beautiful than the original. Kintsugi — which means 'golden joinery' or 'golden repair' — is a centuries-old method of fixing broken ceramics using lacquer and gold, says Yoko Nakazawa, a miso and koji maker based in Melbourne.